[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 224 (Tuesday, November 22, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 71302-71303]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-25371]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration


University of South Florida, et al.; Application(s) for Duty-Free 
Entry of Scientific Instruments

    Pursuant to Section 6(c) of the Educational, Scientific and 
Cultural Materials Importation Act of 1966 (Pub. L. 89-651, as amended 
by Pub. L. 106-36; 80 Stat. 897; 15 CFR part 301), we invite comments 
on the question of whether instruments of equivalent scientific value, 
for the purposes for which the instruments shown below are intended to 
be used, are being manufactured in the United States.
    Comments must comply with 15 CFR 301.5(a)(3) and (4) of the 
regulations and be postmarked on or before December 12, 2022. Address 
written comments to Statutory Import Programs Staff, Room 3720, U.S. 
Department of Commerce, Washington, DC 20230. Please also email a copy 
of those comments to [email protected].
    Docket Number: 23-001. Applicant: University of Florida, Department 
of Medical Engineering, 4202 E Fowler Avenue, ENG 030, Tampa, FL 33620. 
Instrument: Bowl-shaped 1024 ultrasound transducer array. Manufacturer: 
Hebei ULSO Tech Company, Ltd., China. Intended Use: The instrument will 
be used to build up a real-time three-dimensional (3D) Photoacoustic 
Tomography (PAT) imaging system for a National Institutes of Health 
(NIH) granted research project. The goal of this research is to develop 
a novel photoacoustic imaging approach that will allow non-invasive, 
simultaneous three-dimensional visualization of all the embryos in 
mouse utero and track their birth/

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adulthood longitudinally to study the association between maternal 
alcohol exposure induced fetal hemodynamic changes and the outcome of 
fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) after birth. Justification for 
Duty-Free Entry: According to the applicant, there are no instruments 
of the same general category manufactured in the United States. 
Application accepted by Commissioner of Customs: March 31, 2022.
    Docket Number: 23-002. Applicant: University of South Florida, 
Department of Medical Engineering, 4202 E Fowler Avenue, ENG 030, 
Tampa, FL 33620. Instrument: Annular ring 256 ultrasound transducer 
array. Manufacturer: Hebei ULSO Tech Company, Ltd., China. Intended 
Use: This instrument will be used to build up a real-time two-
dimensional (2D) Photoacoustic Tomography (PAT) imaging system and a 
Thermoacoustic Tomography (TAT) imaging system, in which a high-quality 
transducer probe is the key part. The ultrasound signal generated from 
the tissue by absorption of pulsed laser in PAT or of microwave source 
in TAT will be collected by transducer elements from different angles. 
Using specific imaging reconstruction algorithm, the 2D images of the 
tissue could be reconstructed. The new PAT and TAT imaging system based 
on this new transducer probe will be used to study the neural activity 
and hemodynamic response in the brain of patients with epilepsy. 
Justification for Duty-Free Entry: According to the applicant, there 
are no instruments of the same general category manufactured in the 
United States. Application accepted by Commissioner of Customs: March 
31, 2022.
    Docket Number: 23-003. Applicant: University of South Florida, 
Department of Medical Engineering, 4202 E. Fowler Avenue, ENG 030, 
Tampa, FL 33620.
    Instrument: L-band Microwave source. Manufacturer: Hebei ULSO Tech 
Co., Ltd., China. Intended Use: This instrument will be used to build 
up a real-time two-dimensional (2D) thermoacoustic tomography imaging 
(TAT) system. It will work with the annular ring-shaped transducer 
probe (another order). This novel TAT imaging system will be applied in 
the research of gene therapy, cancer-diagnosis and so on. This new L-
band microwave has different center frequency and much stronger output 
power, will provide the capability to penetrate deeper in the tissue 
with better image quality. Justification for Duty-Free Entry: According 
to the applicant, there are no instruments of the same general category 
manufactured in the United States. Application accepted by Commissioner 
of Customs: March 31, 2022.

    Dated: November 16, 2022.
Richard Herring,
Director, Subsidies Enforcement, Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2022-25371 Filed 11-21-22; 8:45 am]
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